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Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great’s grave. They’re perpetuating a German myth
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. But the legend, which includes ...
Many Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to the country. It’s not true
Many Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to the country. It’s not true - The potato is part of the German ...
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'He never ate it': Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great's grave – perpetuating a German myth
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. But the legend, which includes ...
Generations of Germans believe King Frederick the Great brought potatoes to Germany. It’s a myth
Generations of Germans believe King Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. But the legend, which includes ...
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Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great’s grave. They’re perpetuating a German myth
Frederick's great-grandfather, Elector Frederick William, introduced it to the Brandenburg area of Prussia in the 1650s, ... after Frederick II's death in 1786. The guarded garden story, Luh said, is ...
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Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great’s grave. They’re perpetuating a German myth - FOX8 WGHP
POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat ...
Dayton Daily News7d
Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great's grave. They're ...
Potatoes did not become widespread in Prussia, in central and eastern Europe, until after the Napoleonic wars ended in 1815, after Frederick II's death in 1786. The guarded garden story, Luh said ...
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Tourists Leave Potatoes on Frederick the Great's Grave. They're Perpetuating a German Myth - U.S. News & World Report
Markus Schreiber. A woman takes a photo of herself as she places a potato on the grave stone of King Frederick II of Prussia, in the park of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany, June 17, 2025.
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Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great’s grave. They’re ...
Potatoes did not become widespread in Prussia, in central and eastern Europe, until after the Napoleonic wars ended in 1815, after Frederick II’s death in 1786. The guarded garden story, Luh ...
Daily Reporter7d
Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great’s grave. They’re perpetuating a German myth
POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat ...